In 2001, a group of 25 national and regional leaders in the field of developmental education met in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the second Meeting on Future Directions in Developmental Education. The meeting was co-sponsored by General College (GC) and the Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy (CRDEUL) at the University…

The ordinary conduct of school business is accompanied today by risks that were rare or unknown a few decades ago. This ERIC Digest in Spanish discusses how risk management, a concept long used by corporate decision makers, can help school boards and administrators conserve their districts' assets. Risk management is a coordinated effort to…

This report from the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) (Maryland) provides information on the following topics: accessibility and affordability, student success, diversity, support of regional economic and workforce development, effective use of public funding, and community outreach. The report notes that CCBC experienced a 6% increase…

This paper examines and illustrates pre-planning strategies for online learning programs that utilize course and learning management systems (CMSs and LMSs) and looks at the advantages and disadvantages of such systems according to certain basic criteria for effective, successful teaching and learning. Well in advance of adopting an online course…

This booklet is intended to help a department, faculty, or subject coordinator to decide on priorities for strengthening their work and to draw up an action plan to improve standards in the subject. It suggests that it can be used to supplement the whole-school development plan. The booklet provides charts to rate students and curriculum in the…

This document is the first annual progress report for 1997-1998 of Dalton College's Strategic Plan for 1997-2000. It contains the following elements: (1) message from the president; (2) executive summary; (3) institutional profile, including students, faculty and curriculum, academic programs, and facilities; (4) mission statement; (5) planning…

This report provides information on the guiding principles and requirements for academic program development in the Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges. Any program development needs to be tied to the system mission. The origins of program development should continue to build on the strength of local college initiatives where perceived…

This paper presents the recommendations of a task force appointed by the Alabama State Board of Education in May of 1997 to guide Alabama's two-year college system's development and direction as it re-engineered itself to enhance services to its constituents. These recommendations are to be used by the State Board of Education, in conjunction with…

This paper presents the final report of the Kauffman Grant--JumpStart III Entrepreneur*Wise Training Program for Displaced Homemakers at Westchester Community College from April 1, 1997 to December 31, 1999. This report is divided into nine parts. Section 1 looks at programs offered and individuals counseled. Section 2 discusses the…

This book aims to help library media specialists and teachers build a love of reading and promote reading comprehension, all while experiencing the fun and excitement of an author or illustrator visit. The book provides step-by-step help in organizing actual author/illustrator visits or "virtual" celebrations--including curricular…

This report takes stock of key changes in the world today and their implications for education (Chapter 1), reiterates the vision for education in the new millennium (Chapter 2), takes stock of progress so far and the gaps that remain (Chapter 3), describes the rich group of partners in the educational endeavor (Chapter 4) and how the Bank's role…

This document contains the four issues of FACCCTS, the Journal of the Faculty Association of the California Community Colleges, published during the 1995-96 academic year. In the September 1995 issue, faculty members explore sensitive faculty issues: Is tenure's time up? When will part-time faculty finally receive the respect they deserve? Should…

Educational Technology/Information Literacy should be considered the "fourth R" in today's educational system. After reading, writing, and arithmetic, the use of information technology is the 'reality' that faces students upon graduation and is often a barrier to entering the workforce. Only after schools begin to build high quality Educational…

This case study explains how Township High School District 214 in Arlington Heights, Illinois, faced the challenge of implementing a comprehensive academic assessment system. For more than ten years, District 214's administration and faculty worked diligently to investigate methods, lay the foundation for a long-term assessment system, and…

This manual introduces and describes how to implement the School-PASS (School Practices for All Students' Success) Survey and planning process that allows schools to assess and improve their current services to meet the academic and social needs of new and diverse students. The manual describes a five-stage planning process and provides …